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Submitted by: Bill Hickey
NCVA List Master
NRT-0048 CyberStorm 2:
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning a large-scale test of the nation's response to a cyber attack, to be held in early 2008. The test will be a follow-up to the February 2006 Cyber Storm test, which was billed as the largest-ever US government online attack simulation. Cyber Storm 2 will be conducted in March 2008. Like the first Cyber Storm, the exercise will evaluate the ability of the public and private sectors to provide a coordinated response to a large-scale cyber-event. The first Cyber Storm drew 115 organizations from the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Participants included MIcrosoft, Verisign, the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, the State Department, and the National Security Agency. Next year's test is expected to bring in corporate players from outside the IT industry that were not involved in the first exercise.
(IDG News Service 12FEB07)
Last Modified: Sunday, 18-Feb-2007 08:17:48 EST